SMIC (00981.HK) +2.200 (+4.603%) Short selling $593.08M; Ratio 9.580% opened 1.5% higher this morning and continued higher. It last shot up 7% to $40.7. It once peaked at $40.8 during the trading session.SMIC succeeded in developing the core technology of 5nm process, New York Times reported earlier. Related NewsBOCI Lists Latest HK Stock Recommendations (Table)Taiwan media analyzed that SMIC's 5-nm process might most likely use the same ASML lithography machine it purchased before it was sanctioned.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-02-18 16:25.)